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Five people with different hairstyles.

ਵਾਲ Hair Cheveux

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Anu Gill

Read by Gurleen Parmar

Language Punjabi

Level Level 1

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A woman with short hair.

ਥੂਲੀ ਦੇ ਵਾਲ ਛੋਟੇ ਹਨ।

Thuli has short hair.

Thuli a des cheveux courts.


A woman with long hair.

ਐਨਾ ਦੇ ਵਾਲ ਲੰਬੇ ਹਨ।

Anna has long hair.

Anna a des cheveux longs.


A woman with very long hair tied back.

ਕੈਥੀ ਦੇ ਵਾਲ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਲੰਬੇ ਹਨ।

Cathy has the longest hair.

Cathy a les cheveux les plus longs.


A woman with plaited hair.

ਜ਼ਾਮਾ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਗੁਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ।

Zama has plaited her hair.

Zama a tressé ses cheveux.


A man with a beard.

ਬਾਬਾ ਕੋਲ ਦਾੜ੍ਹੀ ਹੈ।

Baba has a beard.

Baba a une barbe.


A woman with neatly combed hair.

ਜ਼ਨੇਲ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਾਲਾਂ ਤੇ ਕੰਘੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ।

Zanele has combed her hair.

Zanele s’est peignée.


A man with a fresh haircut.

ਥਾਬੋ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਾਲ ਕੱਟੇ ਹਨ।

Thabo has cut his hair.

Thabo s’est coupé les cheveux.


A man with a shaved head.

ਥੇਮਬਾ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਾਲ ਮੁਨਵਾਏ ਹਨ।

Themba has shaved his hair.

Themba s’est rasé les cheveux.


Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Anu Gill
Read by: Gurleen Parmar
Language: Punjabi
Level: Level 1
Source: Hair from African Storybook
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